Chermside, QLD 4032

The area around the Chermside Markets, just north of the shopping centre has a good neighbourhood vibe, You will often see people out and about and everyone always says hello. It is only a short walk to the shopping centre and the bus service is regular from the bus station, though a little more unreliable as you go further north. Gympie Road does get extremely busy at peak hour, but it thins out again by 8:30am.

There is a cricket club that plays at Marchant Park, and you can often hear the sounds of the game during the weekends. Marchant Park is also great for exercise and offers really good facilities. If you are a hockey player, there is a very good club in the area.

Restaurants can be hit and miss around the area, but the Kedron Wavell RSL is excellent, with great values meals and drinks. There are a number of new restaurants opening up around the shopping centre and there is a brilliant Thai restaurant behind the shopping centre and across the road from the RSL.

We only moved here 18 months ago and it is not somewhere that we had really researched, but we are very happy that we moved into this area.

Lived here for 16 years and it's not the same. It's a concrete jungle now. The sirens from Prince Charles is relentless and is throughout day and night. The noise from traffic is even worse we lived off Gympie Rd by rode Rd intersection and there was a crash everyday there. It used to be lovely and quiet until it became what it is now. The prices of homes are ridiculous for what you get. We opted to move away from the noise and are so glad. Have never looked back. I only miss our old eateries and egg farm for fresh eggs.

Strongly recommended not to rent and buy property at Chermside especially nearby the shopping centre.

A while ago now I moved away from chermside and that westfield that clogs up Gympie road. But came back to visit friends. It was the worst visit ever.....I love north brissy, but seriously its quieter of a night in the CBD than it is at damn chermside.
Not only does the westfield make noise 24x7 evacuation alarms, Loud extraction fans, pollution, trucks machinery etc etc etc, The damn Ambulances and emergency vehicles leave their siren on the whole way down the road from their depot near the roundabout on webster road all the way down gympie road, Now its not usually just one, but several repsonding, now they have the dumb rumbler siren that vibrates everything within its direction so you get constant ambulances occasional fire engines and annoying police helicopters sitting there perving thru their infra red at peoples houses but also the rescue chopper that sounds like a tank thumping thru the sky....
Every Single Day there are incessant sirens. Think again about moving here. It was bad 2 years ago, now its even more of a crudhole thanks to increased emergency vehicles on the road. Yeah the bus depot at westifeld is kinda handy, and not having to really leave the one suburb is handy too, but do you really want to got to the same place all the time? I hope I never have to move back here. But seriously they need to do something about kerbing the noise from sirens. Especially on an empty road at 1 2 3 4 am

Chermside was good suburb more than 15 years ago – less development and mostly 3-bedroom houses around Westfield shopping center. Development at Chermside is similar to Parramatta in Sydney and gradually becoming overcrowded.

PROS
a) Schools, public transport, Prince Charles Hospital, shops, government offices including ATO and
b) QLD Transport Dept, RSL club, restaurants etc.
c) 15 mins drive to Brisbane CBD, Airport and more desirable suburbs like Ascot, Hamilton, Hendra etc.

CONS

a) Streets surrounding Westfield parking is virtually impossible any time of the day or night.
b) Too many unit developments and bad traffic during peak hours.
c) Increasing crime rate.
d) No night life.
e) No train to city or other parts of Brisbane.

A convenient little city. Just so near everything we need. GP clinics, Vets, Dept of Transport, Medicare.

Located under 10kms from the Brisbane CBD, this suburb has become known a a mini-CBD itself. Home to Australia's largest Westfield Shopping Centre, there is plenty of entertainment at your doorstep with cinemas, shops and a dining precinct. With transport and schools, it's a great suburb that appeals to a wide demographic.

Russell Peter - Pure Real Estate

With all amenities, Chermside is deserved to be called "mini CBD".
The best pocket of Chermside is around Alleena st with two big parks around, walking distance to schools and beautiful city view not interrupted by high rise buildings.
Paid 1/3 of our Sydney house for a 3 bedroom house in Chermside 3 years ago, we would not happier with that decision.

Chermside is its own CBD. Everything and anything is in Chermside or close by. Dept Transport, Medicare, shopping centre with all the major retailers. Buses go everywhere. Close to city. Hospitals. I don’t have to travel far for anything. Have thought of moving but don’t want to be driving for an extra 30mins to get where I need to be.

I live just off Gympie Road so not the prettiest section of Chermside and a lot of traffic noise and pollution continuously.
However lots of plus points. So convenient everything you need at Westfields. The library is fantastic for children also as is the aquatic centre. Lots of great childrens play areas in Chermside and surrounding suburbs and great bus links.